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A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE ANTECEDENTS OF SOLOMON 
WARDWELL, WITH THE DESCENDANTS OF 
HIS TWO SONS, EZRA AND AMOS, 
WHO DIED IN SUL- 
LIVAN, N. H. 



BY 



Ottj , '^loa^t^' ELIZABETH WARDWELL STAY. 



SBEENPIKLD, MASS.: 

Press of E. A. Hall & Co. 
1905. 






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PREFACE. 

Perhaps some note of explanation should preface these 
few pages of "Wardwell Genealogy" as it is a very brief 
sketch, attempting to collect only the dates of the ancestors 
of Solomon Wardwell and the descendants of his two sons, 
Ezra and Amos, who resided in New Hampshire. 

Included with an invitation to attend a reunion of the 
descendants of " Solomon Wardwell " in 1904, was a request 
that I should furnish some dates or family history, if there 
were such in my possession, as very little was known of the 
early history of the family. So I tried to collect what I could 
hastily, and as the time then was so limited it was suggested 
that a leaflet be printed for all to refer to; and later on it was 
decided to try to bring the record down to the present gen- 
eration and members of the different families have kindly 
responded to my request for family records of more recent 
dates. I have also tried to trace the ancestry back to the first 
of the name who came to America and I think I have the line 
direct from Thomas Wardwell, our first ancestor, to the pres- 
ent date, having collected it from various sources, a date here 
and there. There may be errors which will call for charita- 
ble criticism, but I have endeavored to do the best I could 
under the circumstances without making an expensive work, 
as a perfect "Wardwell Genealogy" would mean more than 
I could attempt. The earlier generations settled in various 
localities of Maine, Connecticut and New Jersey, none of 
which I have tried to trace, but thought it best to include a 
memorandum of dates from the Boston records of the service 
in the Revolutionary War of the sons of Thomas (of the 
fourth generation) which may be of interest to some. 

I am greatly indebted to Miss C. H. Abbott of Andover, 
who kindly assisted me with her knowledge of Andover his- 
tory, which is very extensive. As I am no professional gen- 
ealogist, my only hope is that each may find something of 
interest and kindly pardon any unintentional errors. 

Sincerely yours, 

Elizabeth Wardwell Stay. 



WAR RECORDS. 



Some extracts from Boston records of the service in the 
Revolutionary War of the four sons of Thomas^ Wardwell. 

Solomon\ born 1743, was 32 years of age at the breaking 
out of the war. He marched with the militia under Capt. 
Henry Abbott, a private, April 19, 1775, one and one half days; 
traveled fifty miles; one day travel home allowed. (Record 
Vol. I, Page 193.) Second service under Capt. John Peabody, 
travel allowed and a gun and blanket and moving to and 
from camp from Andover. On the rolls Nov. 20th, 1778, in a 
company drafted from towns of I^ssex County— Salisbury, 
Newburyport, Bradford, Haverhill, Methuen, Boxford and 
Andover. Two days' allowance served. (Vol. 21, p. 195.) 

Jeremiah', born 1748, was 27 years of age in 1775; went 
with Capt. Ben. Ames Co., Col. Frye Regt., from Andover, but 
belonged to Pembroke, N. H. A "minute man" at Lexington 
alarm, April 19, 1775, (Vol. 11, p. 189) also at the battle of 
Bunker Hill at Charlestown, June 19, 1775, under Capt. Ben. 
Ames. Received order for a bounty coat, Nov. 14, 1775, (Vol. 
35, P- 172 and vol. 57, p. 4.) 

EzekieP, born 1750, was 25 years of age when war broke 
out. Pie was a minute man under Capt. Ben. Ames and Col. 
Frye from Andover, seven days, in camp at Cambridge, 
May 17, 1775; also acted as Guard under Lieut. Col. L. Bald- 
win, and June 22, 1775 as a Sergeant (Vol. 58, p. 32.) He was 
in the battle of Charlestown, June 17, 1775, with Capt. Ben. 
Ames, (Vol. 32, p. 172). He had a bounty coat payable to Lieut. 
David Chandler, Nov. 14, 1775; at Cambridge, also served ist 
Sergeant with Capt. John Abbott, July 10, to Oct. 10, 1780. 
He served three months one day with 220 miles travel. He 



WAR RECORDS 



also served at West Point, three days travel, the regiment 
serving three months. He lived to be 84 years old. 

DanieP, born 1753, died 1782, went as a private of Capt. 
Henry Abbott's Co. to Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775. One 
and one-half days with 50 miles travel, and one day's travel 
home were allowed. Daniel died young and his brother 
Ezekiel married his widow, and one grandson, B. L. Ward well, 
is still living in Andover, age 89 years. Some of the Ward- 
wells have lived to great ages, over 100 years old. 

There are also records of cousins of the sons of Thomas* 
who saw service in the War. 

Joshua Ward well, born 1757, entered the army at 18 years 
of age. He marched under Lieut. John Adams at Lexing- 
ton alarm, April, 1775, he was also with Capt. Joshua Reed, 
Jan. I St, 1776, (Vol. 55, p. 14), also with Samuel Johnson's Co., 
Col. Johnson's Regt. Aug. 14, 1777, served to Nov. 30, making 
three months in the Northern army from Andover, drawing 
three months' pay from Andover 3rd Co., Oct. 18, 1779, and 
was also with Capt. Lovejoy and Col. Sam. Johnson, going 
from Andover to Cambridge via Billerica and spending three 
and one-half days. 

His brother, Joseph Wardwell, born in 1760, enlisted even 
younger than Joshua, with Capt. Samuel Johnson's Co., was 
with Col. Johnson's Regt., Nov. 30,' 1777, and four months, 
eight days in Northern Army from Andover, 13 days' 
travel being allowed, (Vol. 20, p. 102); 1 778-1 782 was with 
Col. Marshall and other regiments not identified. January 
18, 1782, was Sergeant on a wages list of the loth Mass. 
Regiment, and was with Col. Ben. Tupper, Jan. ist, 1781, to 
Jan. ist, 1782. With Jonathan Glover's Regiment Nov. 7, 
1777, enlisted from Andover for Marblehead quota for 
three years with Col. Ben. Tupper's 5th Essex Regiment, 
Oct. 26, 1779. He enlisted for the war as 20 years of age 
though only 19, (but all the Ward wells were tall) 5 feet 10 
inches. He served in Capt. Stephen Abbott's Co., loth 
Regiment, a Sergeant from 1 782-1 783; promoted ensign Jan. 
8th, 1782. 



GENEALOGIES. 



Wardwell, Thomas," with his wife, Elizabeth, came from 
Great Britain to Boston, Mass., in 1633, accompanied 
by his brother William. Soon after they joined the 
first church in Boston, but being "Antinomians" and 
followers of Jno. Wheelwright and Ann Hutchinson, 
were dismissed from said church and they with several 
others banded together and organized an independent 
church at Exeter, N. H., which however continued but 
three years. Thomas was appointed justice and com- 
missioner to try small cases for that jurisdiction, 
where he remained a few years and returned to Boston, 
where he died Dec. loth, 1646. John Wheelwright was 
later reinstated in the Boston church, but William 
Wardwell inclined toward the Quaker religion and his 
children were brought up in that religious belief, ref- 
erence being found in New Jersey history, where they 
went later on. One informant says he lived in Wells, 
Me., for a short time, also, and returned to Boston, 
where he died in 1670. Children : 

,4") Eliakim'', bom 1634. 
ii. Martha^, born, August, 1637. 
iii. Benjamin"'', born, February, 1639. 
2. iv. Samuel-, born, Boston, May 16, 1643. 

2. Wardwell, Samuel^ son of Thomas, is mentioned in 
John H. Hinton's history of the United States as fol- 
lows : "Even amidst those who had been overcome 
with the powerful temptation arising from the desire 



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to escape the dreadful doom of those who persisted in 
their innocence, there were some who on mature re- 
flection did not hesitate to retract their forced confes- 
sion, though death looked them full in the face. Sam- 
uel Wardwell was the first who ventured to act so 
noble a part and he was immediately put on trial, con- 
demned and hanged." With seven others he was 
hanged for the imagined crime of witchcraft at Salem, 
Mass., Sept. 22, 1692. His property was confiscated 
for the use of the State. SamueP the martyr, and son 
of Thomas\ was one of the pioneers of Andover, Mass., 
where he married Sarah Hooper Hawkes, Jan. 9, 1672. 
She was living as late as 1703, when she with several 
others who had been condemned for witchcraft in 1692, 
but whose sentence had not been executed, petitioned 
the General Court to have their conviction removed 
and blotted from the records, which petition was 
granted. Mary, vSamueFs eldest child, though but 
nineteen years old, was one of the condemned. As a 
compensation for the sufferings of the family the Gen- 
eral Court voted to them, the sum of thirty-six pounds 
ten shillings and sixpence. No record is found of the 
death of Samuel's wife, but she was taxed as Widow 
Wardwell as late as 1699. Her sons Samuel and Wil- 
liam paid taxes in 1700, and from a deed given by his 
son vSamuel, who sold the homestead and moved to 
Connecticut in 1735, it is thought the site of his home 
is very nearly traced, as he was one of the pioneers of 
Andover, Children : 

i. Mary\ bora Oct. 3, 1673; married John Wright. 
ii. Elizabeth^, born Sept. 3, 1675. 
iii. Samuel-"*, born Feb. 24, 1677, sold homestead in 1735 and 

removed to Somers, Conn, 
iv. William^, born Nov. 9, 1679. 
V. Ei,iakim'\ born Aug. 17, 1687. 
vi. Rkkkcca'', born Sept. 10, 1691, married Ezekiel Osgood. 



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Wardwell, WILLIAM^ (SamueP, ThomasS) born Nov. 9, 
1679, married Dorothy Wright; she was born in 1688; 
married Nov. 25, 1706; she died Nov. iS, 1773; he died 
April 22, 1751. 
i. THOMAS^ born 1709. 
ii. Jonathan*, born 17 n; died 1788. 
iii. William*, died 1773. 
iv. Sarah*. 

V. Dorothy*, married Samuel Osgood, 
vi. Phcebe*, born 1717. 
vii. John*, of Andover. 
viii. Hannah*. 
ix. Eliakim*, born 1723. 
X. Nathan*, born 1724; died 1738. 
xi. Mary*, born 1727; died 1738. 

Wardwell, Thomas*, (William', SamiieF, ThomasS) born 
1709; married in 1735 Abigail Gray, born 1715; died 
1778. He died 1776. His house stood near the 
center of the town of Andover and is the oldest site 
of any of the Wardwell homesteads surely known, 
though it is well understood that the house of his 
father, William, was located on the hillside, toward 
the east. Change of names of locations make it diffi- 
cult to trace with certainty, as there have been several 
different "Boston roads," since the settlement of the 
town. 

i. Damairs', born 1737; died 1767. 
ii. Solomon-', born 1738; died 1742. 
iii. Mary'', born 1740; died 1742. 
iv. Jeremiah", born 1742; died 1747. 
V. Solomon\ born 1743; died Sept. 20, 1825. 
^ vi. Mary^, born 1745; t^'^^ 1745. 
vii. Silvanus^ born. 1746; died 1747- 
viii. Jeremiah\ born 1748, was in the Revolutionary War in 

1775- 
ix. Ezekiel^ born 1750; died 1834. 

X. Daniel*, born 1753; died 1782. 



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5. Wardwell, Solomon\ (Thomas\ William^, SamueP, 
Thomas',) born in Andover, Mass., 1743; married Be- 
thia Holt in i jGy, she died April 13,1812, aged 6j years. 
8 months. He died Sept. 20, 1825, aged 82 years. He 
resided in Andover, was a "cabinet maker," and the 
site of his cabinet shop is the present location of 
Phillip's Academy at Andover. He removed to Hollis, 
N. H., as shown by a deed to a farm of ninety acres,' 
for which he paid four hundred pounds, dated Sept. 26,' 
1777. He removed to Packersfield, N. H., probably 
late in the year of 1784, as the church records show 
that he and his wife, Bethia, united with the church 
by letter in 1784; other papers show that he was one 
of the "selectmen" in 1786. He owned several pieces 
of land and built a new house on what was known as 
lot No. 2, range 8, in the northeast part of the town. 
Various papers show that he was one of the prominent 
citizens of the town. He continued his work as a cab- 
inet maker as long as he was able to work, and many 
pieces of his work are still to be found. On March 28 
1798, he deeded the "lot No. 2, range 8" to his son Ezra 
m consideration of seven hundred dollars, and made 
his home there until his death. Children : 

i. SoLOMON^ born in Andover, Feb. 3, 1768; died in Packers- 
field, Feb. 19, 1789. 
ii. Benjamin", born Aug. 6, 1769, in Andover; died in Salem, 
June 4, 1832, married Susan Hammond. Their children- 
Solomon', died in infancy; Dorothy^; Susan Ann, married 
Aaron Perkins of Salem, 
iii. Adial«, born in Andover, Nov. 27, 1771; died in Charles- 
town, S. C, July 30, 1821. Three children died in in- 
fancy, Esther^ 

4. iv. E^RA«, born in Andover, Aug. 23, 1773; died in Sullivan 
June 3, 1845. 

v. EzEKiEiA born in Andover, Oct. 14, 1777; died at Balti- 
more, Md., Jan. i, 1803. 



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6. vi. Amos«, born in Hollis, N. H., 1779; died in Sullivan, N. H., 
Dec. I, 1843. 
vii. Bethia^ born in Hollis, N. H., Feb. 2, 1782; died in Salem, 

Mass. 
viii. Daniel", born in Hollis, N. H., June 11, 1784; died in 1816; 
married Sarah Osgood in 18 16; was a physician in Andover; 
children: William Henry', died in infancy; William 
Henry-, married Sophia Eaves, who died Oct. 31, 1848. 
He died in 1896. Octavia Susan'', born in 1825; died in 
1897. Timothy Osgood^ died in San Francisco, 1857. 
ix. JoEL^, born in Packersfield, May 29, 1787. 

4. Wardwell, Ezra", (Solomon^ Thomas', William^ Sam- 
uer, Thomasi,) born in Andover, Mass., Aug. 23, 1773, 
married Lois Whitney, born March 15, 1781, both 
dying in vSullivan, he June 3. 1845, and she March 3, 
1859. He came to Packersfield from Hollis, N. H., 
while young with his father; was married there and 
resided at the farm formerly owned by his father until 
March i, 1836, caring for his father and mother while 
they lived, when he moved to Sullivan. He repre- 
sented the town at General Court, was captain of the 
militia, and held various offices of trust in Packers- 
field (now Nelson.) In July, 1840, he sold his home 
in Sullivan to his son Plersey, he and his wife residing 
with him while they lived. Children: 

1. i. Lois^, born April i, 1801; died July 20, 1880. 

2. ii. IcHABOD Nichols^ born Dec. 5, 1802; died March 3, 1859. 
iii. EzEKiEL', born Aug. 18, 1804, married Mary Gate of Salem, 

Mass.; one child, Mary Elizabeth, who died young, 
iv. PHCEBE^born Aug. 11, 1806; died in infancy. 
5. v. Lucy', born May 30, 1808; died April 27, 1859. 
vi. Emilv^ born April 1810; died May 3, 181 1. 

7. vii. EzRA^ born March 17, 1812; died Sept. 24, 1850. 

8. viii. Harriett', born June 11, 1814; died April 4, 1874. 

9. ix. HERSEY^ born Feb. 4, 1817, died Aug. i, 1871. 

10. X. Granville^ born Dec. 7, 1819; died June 24, 1858. 



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Wardwell, Lois', (Ezra", Solomon', Thomas', William', 
vSamuer, Thomas',) born April i, 1801; married Jo- 
seph Beal, Dec. 28, 1830. He was born Oct. 8, 1791, 
and died March 17, 1871. She died July 20, 1880, aged 
79 years. Children: 

i. Justus Foster*, boru in Nelson, Sept. 27, 1831; married 
in Boston, Dec. 9, 1886, Emma I. Gale, and died there Feb. 
24, 1890. Children: 

i. Joseph Beal", born in Boston, Jan. 12, 1887. 
ii. Viola Louisa", born in Boston, Feb. 19, 1S90. 

ii. Joseph Reynolds^, born in Nelson, Aug. 18, 1834, married 
Eleanor J. Cummings. He died Jan. 6, 1895; she died 
May 28. 1900, aged 68 years, 9 months, 26 days. 

iii. Ezra Wardwell*, born in Nelson, N. H., March 8, 1836, 
married Frances R. Goodrich in Boston, May, 1861; she 
died in Boston, May, 1865. His second marriage was to 
Lucretia Kendall Brown, Oct. 2, 1867. He still resides 
at Waltham, Mass. Children: 

i. William Goodrich', born in Boston, May 30, 1864, 
was married to Nettie L. Nichols at New Flaven, 
Conn., Feb. 22. 1892. He died at Waltham, Mass., 
July 19, 1898. Their children : 

i. Lois Nichols^", born in London, Eng., May 9, 1895. 
ii. William Goodrich'", born in Syracuse, N. Y., July 
24, 1898. 

ii. Susan Wardwell", born in Waltham, July 10, 1868. 
iii. George Reynolds", born in Waltham, March 29, 1870. 
iv. Justus Hunting", born in Waltham, July 18, 1874, 

was married in Boston, June 16, 1904 to Gertrude 

Elizabeth Howard, formerly of Keene, N. H. 
V. Henry Foster", born in Waltham, Aug. 12, 1879; 

married Oct. 4, 1904 to Marion Alice Cushman also 

of Waltham. 

iv. Sarah Frances**, born in Nelson, ALiy 16, 1837; died in 
Keene, N. H., April 10, 1896. 



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V. William Henry Harrison*, born in Nelson, April 26, 
1841; married Frances E. Norton, Jan. 19, 1875. She 
died June 24, 1876. He married for his second wife 
Laura Harriett Burnap, Nov. 3, 1897, residing at Keene, 
N. H. Child by ist marriage. 
Francis E.^ born June 18, 1876; died March 30, 1897. 

Wardwell, Ichabod Nichols', (Ezra', Solomon*, 
Thomas', William', vSamuer, Thomas',) born in Nelson, 
Dec. 5, 1802; died in Sullivan, March 3, 1859. He mar- 
ried in Sullivan, April 5, 183 1, Lodice Wardwell, who 
was born there Aug. 3, 1809, and died Oct. 8, 1883. 
Their children born in Sullivan: 

i. LoDicE**, born Feb. 25, 1833; died Jan. 2, 1841. 
ii. Amos Nichols^ born Oct. 21, 1835; died Feb. 3, 1903. He 
married Abbie Elizabeth Stone, May 27, i860, she dying 
Jan. 26, 1882. Their children: 
i. Clarence Augustus^, born July 9, 1865; married 

Abbie S. Franklin, July 19, 1887. 
ii. Lillian Florence", born April 28, 1869. 
iii. Gracie Viola,'', born Aug. 4,1881; died Aug. 24, 
1882. 
iii. Josiah*. 

iv. Sarah MARIA^ born Nov. 25, 1838; died Nov. 18, 1903. 
She married Albert G. Nims, Nov. 25, 1859. Their chil- 
dren, born in Sullivan: 

i. Addie M.\ born July 7, i86i; died Feb. 17, 1904. 
She married Levi Randall, Feb. 6, 1892. Their 
children born in Keene: 
i. Warren N.'", born March 27, 1893. 
ii. Alice D.^", born Sept. 20, 1897. 
iii. Richard L.'", born Nov. 3, 1899. 
ii. Alice C.^ born May 20, 1865; died March 3, 1887. 
iii. Ernest A.«, born July i, 1869. He married Mary 
Heaton, May 29, 1894. Their children born in 
Keene: 

i. ZiLPAH M.", born July 14, 1895. 
ii. Lillian E.^", born Jan. 30, 1898. 



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iv. Burton W/', born Aug. 9, 1876; died Aug. 4, 1884. 
V. Augustus Newell^, born Aug. i, 1843; died April 29, 

1863. 
vi. Caroline Aletta", born Dec. 5, 1847; died Feb. 10, 1882, 
married Lafayette Nims. 
5. Wardwell, Lucy', (Ezra", Solomon', Thomas*, William', 
SamueP, Thomas',) born May 30th, 1808; married 
Franklin Buckminster, died April 27, 1859. Chil- 
dren: 

i. William Henry Harrison**, born Jan. 19. 1839; married 
Elizabeth D. Smith. Child: 
i. Harry Franklin^, born July 26, 1873; married 
Addie M. Liscord, Jan. 21, 1893, she was born 
Sept. 20, 1874. Their child: 
i. Madrian Elizabeth'", born Jan. 30, 1894. 
ii. George W.", born Oct. 26, 1847; married Sept. 1874, 
Fannie E. Colton. She was born in 1853 and died in 
1889. Child: 

i. George Colton', born in Keene, May 14, 1877; 
married Charlott Elizabeth Lacona, who was born 
Feb. 16, 1879, in Nova Scotia. Child: 
i. George Edmund"', born Sept. 14, 1904, at 
Round Hill, Nova Scotia. 

7. Wardwell, Ezra', (Ezra", Solomon', Thomas', William', 
Samuel', Thomas',) born in Nelson, N. H., March 17, 
1812; married Elmina Kimball, June 9, 1835; ^i^d Sept. 
4, 1850. She was born Feb. 15, 18 14, and died June 16, 
1867. He went to Vergennes, Vt., when a young man, 
was married there, and was in business for some years, 
afterward became a Methodist preacher, and was stat- 
ioned at Marlboro, Munsonville and Deering, N. Ii. 
He died in Sullivan, N. H., aged 38 years. Children: 

i. Granville", born March 4, 1837; married Ellen M. Jewett 
of South Deerfield, Mass., Nov. 11, i860. She was born 
Nov. II, 1837. Children: 



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i. Jamie Clifton**, born Aug. i6, 1861; died Jan. 28, 

1869. 
ii. Ned C.^, born Jan. 13, 1863; married Katie May Ab- 
bott, June 13, 1888. She was born in Winchester, 
N. H., April 4, 1868. Present residence Hart- 
ford, Conn, 
iii. Jennie Louise^, born Dec. 16, 1864; married W. E. 
Hutchins of Winchester, N. H., June 3, 1886. Chil- 
dren: 
i. Marjorie Wardwell'" born Aug. 30, 1889. 
ii. Edward Wardwell'", born May 2, 1895. Re- 
sidence, Winchester, N. H. 
iv. Robert Granville^, born Sept. 5, 1870; died Jan. 
I, 1875. Residence, Winchester, N. H. Business 
in Keene. 
ii. Harlan P.^, born Feb. 27, 1841; married Oct. 24, 1868, 
Annie M. Fifield. She was born Jan. 26, 1842. He died 
March 19, 1897, was a vetern of the Civil War. 
iii. Ezra Lyman^, born July 23, 1844; married Nov. 29, 1866, 
Addie M. Newton. Second wife Mrs. Mary Taggart. 
He died Aug. 4, 1898, was a veteran of the 2nd N. H. 
Regt. in the Civil War, afterward in business in New York 
for many years. He had one son, Louis, think present 
residence is Philadelphia. Have no dates. 
iv. Olin Newell^, born May 16, 1848; married Oct. 22, 1868, 
Augusta M. Wilson. She was born Oct. 22,1851. Children: 
i. Nellie A.^, born Aug. 26, 1869; died April 20, 1870. 
ii. Hattie B.^ born Nov. 9, 1870; married Nov. 24, 1887, 

Edwin S. Coller. He was born April 27, 1859. 
iii. Leon E.'', born Aug. 19, 1872; married June 20, 1893, 
Gustie J. Wood. She was born Sept. 29, 1877; died 
April, 1905. 

8. Wardwell, Harriett', (Ezra", Solomon', Thomas', Wil- 
liam', Samuel-, Thomas',) born June 11, 1814; died 
April 4, 1874; married Frederick B. Nims. He was 
born April 10, 1808; died July 15, 1871. Children born 
in Sullivan: 



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i. JuLLiETTE*, born April 9, 1836; married Joseph Nims, 
May 12, 1859. He was born in Sullivan, April 26, 1835. 
Children: 

i. Dennis CARLTON^ born May 20, i860. Residence, 

Hinsdale, N. H. 
ii. Fred Ellsworth^ born June 3, 1862; died July 15, 

1889. 
iii. Edwin Fifield'-", born Oct. 15, 1865. Residence 
Sullivan. 
V iv. Althea MARIA^ born June 12, 1868. 

ii. Albert Frederick^ born in Sullivan, N. H., April 14, 
1838; died at Burling:ton, Vt., March 7, 1902; married 
April 7, 1870, Cynthia Maria Chapin. She was born at 
Walpole, N. H., July 26, 1832. Children: 

i. Mary Chapin^, born in Walpole, N. H., Oct. 23, 
1871; married June 17, 1897, Almon Ithamer 
Bolles. He was born in Rockingham, Yt., March 
15, 187 1. Address Bellows Falls, Vt. Their 
children: 
i. Margaret Chapin", born July 22, 1899. 
ii. Gertrude Nims^", born June 13, 1901. 
iii. Albert Thomas'", born June 25, 1903. 

iii. George Henry^ born in Sullivan, April 19, 1840; married 
May 17, 1866, Ruthie M, Hale. She was born Oct. 19, 
1838. Married Oct. 5, 1892, for his second wife Mary M. 
Sherwin, born Oct. 11, 1842. Address Keene, N. H. 
Child: 

i. Carrie M.^ born Feb. 25, 1868. 

iv. Marshall Wilson**, born in Sullivan, May 28, 1842; mar- 
ried Ella Maria Goodnow of Sullivan, Oct. 13, 1869. She 
died in Winchendon, Mass., April 3, 1885. Married for 
his second wife Alice Mary Whitcomb of Keene, N. H., 
Nov. 23, 1886, removed to Concord, N. H., Sept. 1885, 
which is his present address. Child: 

i. Harry Dwight", born in Keene, N. H., Jan. 9, 1875. 
He graduated from Williams college in June, 1898, 



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was admitted to the New York Bar in 1900, prac- 
ticing law in New York. Present office address, 
26 Liberty Street, New York. 
V, Francis Orman*, born Jan. 10, 1846; married Oct. 13, 
1870, Ella Lovisa Hall, daughter of Oliver and Marietta 
Watkins Hall of Walpole, N. H. Address Keene, N. H. 
One child: 

i. Merton Francis^, born March 18, 1874; died Nov. 
14, 1882. He was merry, lovable and mature, en- 
dearing himself to all who knew him. 

vi. OcTAviA Josephine*, born June 18, 18^8; married Charles 
A. Brooks, June 30, 1877. She died June 17, 1891. Chil- 
dren: 

i. Susie Harriett^, born March 19, 1880; married 
Oct. 15, 1902, Clarence A. Moore. Address Keene, 
N. H. Their children: 
i. Gladys Fernald'", born July 15, 1903. 
ii. Fred Nims'', born Aug. 20, 1881; married Feb. 16, 
1904, Bertha M. Bradford of Northampton, Mass. 
Children: 

i. Walter Clifford'", born February 23, 1886, 
unmarried. 

ii. Harry Charles'", born August 20, 1889, un- 
married. 

vii. Abbv a. H.^ born Aug. 2, 1850; married Flavel Beal of 
Keene, N. H., Jan. 19, 1886. Children: 

i. Clifford Francis^, born May 6, 1888; died July 31, 

1888. 
ii. Sarah Douglass", born April 21, 1891. 
viii. Althea Maria*, born April 8, 1853; died Aug. 2, 1866. 

9. Wardwell, Hersey', (Ezra', Solomon', Thomas', Wil- 
liam', SamueF, Thomas',) born in Nelson, N. H., 
Feb. 4, 1817; married Sarah M. Emerson, Sept i, 
1840. She was born in Alstead, N. H., June 5, 
1812, and died May 18, 1894. He died Aug-, i, 
1871. He went to Sullivan with his father Ezra, 
at the age of 19, teaching school during the winter 



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months and carried on a small farm summers for 
several years, till his health failed, when he learned 
the trade of shoemaking, at which he worked a 
part of the time, still keeping his farm. He lived 
in Sullivan till March, 1866, when he removed to 
Westminster West, Vt., that being his home at the 
time of his death. Children born in Sullivan: 

^ i. Mary Elizabeth**, born Nov. 15, 1844; married Charles 

Stay, Nov. 21, 1865. He was born in Burlington, Vt., 
March 22, 1840, resided in Marlboro, N. H., from 1865 
till Jan. 1889, when he removed to Greenfield, Mass., 
which is his present residence. He served during the Civil 
War, in the 1st N. H. and 4th Vt. Vols, from April, 1861 
to July, 1865, being with the "Vermont Brigade" in 
nearly all the engagements of the "Army of the Poto- 
mac," including Antietam, Gettysburg, Fredericks- 
burg, "The Wilderness," and in front of Richmond at the 
time of the surrender, as orderly for General Getty. 
Children born in Marlboro, N. H. 

i. Clarence LocKE^ born May 2, 186S; married in 
Somerville, Mass., May 4" 1898 to Annie M. Weld, 
residing there at the present time. He is shoe buyer 
for the Continental clothing house in Boston, 
ii. Ernest Wardwell'', born June 12, 1870; married 
in Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 29, 1899, Martha Fal- 
coner Henry, daughter of Dr. J. H. Henry of Mont- 
gomery. For many years he was connected with 
dry goods stores as dress goods buyer, is at the pre- 
sent time engaged in Cotton Oil business, with the 
Planters' Cotton Oil Company, Montgomery, Ala. 
Children born in Montgomery: 
i. John Hazard Henrv^", born Aug. 5, 1901. 
ii. Mary Elizabeth^", born June 3, 1904. 
Herbert Leslie^ born May 26, 1S74, was for eight 
years employed in shoe stores in Boston, in 1902 he 
went to Seattle, Wash, as shoe buyer for the firm of 
MacDougall & Southwick Co., his present address. 



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iv. Charlie", born April ir, 1880; died April 14, 1880. 
V. Winifred^, born May 28, 1882; died May 31, 1882. 

ii. Sarah Jane*, born Aug. 18, 1850; died April 7, 1865. 
iii. Ezra Emerson**, born Sept. 12, 1853; died March 30, 1854. 

iv. Herbert OsMER*, born in Sullivan, April 23, 1855; married 
in Marlboro, N. H,, Jan. 24, 1877, Elizabeth O. Wood- 
ward. She was born Aug. 29, 1857. Residence 12 How- 
ard St., Keene, N. H, Occupation bookkeeper. Chil- 
dren: 

i. Bernice Mae^, born in Marlboro, Nov. 12, 1881. 
ii. Alice Emily^, born in Keene, June 4, 1887. 

10. Wardwell, Granville', (Ezra", Solomon', Thomas', 
William', Samue?, Thomas',) born in Nelson, N. H., 
Dec. 7, 1 8 19; married Julia A. Harlow of Westminster 
West, Vt., June 13, 1854, and died June 24, 1858. She 
died Dec. 27, 1861, aged 33 years. He graduated from 
Dartmouth College in class of 1848, studied at Lane's 
Theological Seminary for one year and completed his 
professional studies at Andover, studying at the The- 
ological Seminary, and at the same time acting as as- 
sistant teacher in Phillip's Academy. In Nov. 1854, 
he was installed as pastor of the Congregational church 
in Kalamazoo, Mich., remaining there for two years. 
At his request be was dismissed, that he might return 
to Andover, as instructor at Phillip's Academy. In 
Aug. 1857, he was persuaded to again devote himself 
to the ministry. He took charge of a church in 
Kennebunk, Me., where he remained till failing health 
obliged him to leave the work he loved. He was a 
finished scholar, a successful teacher, an able minister, 
consistent and earnest Christian. Julia Harlow Ward- 
well was a ofraduate of the Female Institute at Gor- 
ham. Me., and as a pastor's wife was much esteemed 
as a devoted earnest Christian, modest and unassum- 
ing in her deportment, with highly cultivated mind, 
sincere and generous heart, surviving her husband 



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only a few years, was sincerely mourned by a large 
circle of friends at her death, leaving an orphan. 

i. Mary Lyon*, born in Kalamazoo, Mich., July 22, 1855; 
married March 28, 1888, Charles Campbell of Westmin- 
ster West, Vt. He was born May 8, 1857. Present resi- 
dence. Great Falls, Mont. Child: 
i. George'-*, born July 14, 1889. 

6. Wardwell, x\mos", (Solomon', Thomas*, William', Sam- 
uel', Thomas',) born in Hollis, N. H., July 25, 1779; 
married Lodice Corliss of Corinth, Vt.; she was born in 
1 78 1, dying in Sullivan, Oct. 17, 1807. His second 
marriage was to Betsey Wilder of Sullivan, she born 
in Lancaster, Mass., Feb. 22, 1777; married Sept. 6, 
1808; died in Sullivan, March 31, 1859; ^^^ dying Dec. i, 
1843. He was a resident of Sullivan for many years. 
In early life he was a sailor, (as were two of his broth- 
ers), going long voyages to distant waters and visiting 
many countries, having varied experiences, at one 
time being chased by Malays; he swam to his ship, 
they following him with knives, as weapons, carried 
in their teeth. In later life he was a farmer much 
respected for his good judgment, representing the town 
at General Court and holding various offices of trust. 
He was also Captain of the Militia. Children born in 
Sullivan: 

i. Lodicp:', born Aug. 3, 1809; married Ichabod Nichols 
Wardwell. (Refer to his record.) 
2. ii. Amos", born April 28, 181 1. 

iii. Harvey', born Feb. 13, 1813; died March 23, 1813. 
iv. JoEi/, born July 18, 1814; died Sept 25, 1814. 
V. Augustus^, born June 28, 1816; died Aug. 15, 1816. 

6. vi. Betsey^, born Aug. 2, 181 7. 

7. vii. George', born Oct 27, 1819. 

2. Wardwell, Amos', (Amos", Solomon', Thomas* William\ 
SamueF, Thomas\) born April 28, 181 1; married Ade- 



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line Mason, daughter of Nathaniel and Sally Stone 
Mason of Sullivan, Sept. 2, 1839. She was born Aug-. 
22, 1812, and died May 7, 1904; he died Feb. 26, 1889. 
He always resided in Sullivan, was a farmer by occu- 
pation, representing the town in legislature at two ses- 
sions, and held town offices of trust at various times. 
Child: 

i. EsTELLA Adeline Corliss^, born July 31, 1847; married 
Augustus F. Nims of Sullivan and died not long after- 
ward. 

6. Wardwell, Betsey', (Amos', Solomon',Thomas\William', 
Samuer, Thomas',) born Aug. 2, 18 17; married Jan. 8, 
1845, George F. Hubbard of Sullivan. He died Aug. 
14, 1872; she died April 27, 18S2. Children born in 
Sullivan: 

i. Abbie Lavina**, born Dec. 5, 1846, married Charles Winch 
of Langdon, N. H., Dec. 5, 1875. Children: 

i. Elton W.^, born Jan. 7, 1877; married Feb. 25, 

1903. 
ii. Walter F.'', born June 27, 1879, married Sept. 2, 
1903. His daughter Beatrice born July 26, 1904. 
iii. Clara A.^, born Feb. 14, 1881; married Nov. 2, 
1902. Her daughter Grace E., born Aug. 23, 
1904. 
iv. Bessie E.^, born May 24, 1883. 
V. Hellen L.', born April 4, 1892. 
ii. George Winslow^, born Aug. 26, 1848; died Dec. i, 1848. 
iii. J. Milton^, born Aug. 11, 185 1; married Abbie J. Hemen- 
way of Concord, N. H., May 2, 1881. His present re- 
sidence Fitchburg, Mass. Address 141-147 Main St. 
Business, dry goods. Children: 

i. Ralph Kent^ born Feb. 12, 1891. 
ii. Clyde Tuttle'^, born May 31, 1893. 
iv. MiNOT Weslie*, born March 12, 1853; married Fannie L. 
Goodnow. Residence Sullivan, N. H. Occupation, 
farmer. Children born in Sullivan. 



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i. Frank W.**, born June 22, 1887. 
ii. Bessie Mary", born Oct. 20, 1888. 
iii. Ruth Della", born Sept. 27, 1891. 
iv. Boris Fannie", born Nov. 26, 1903. 
V. Charles Woods'*, born March 26, 1856; married Delia L. 
McCoy of Gilsum, N. H. Residence Sullivan. Occu- 
pation farmer. Have no children. 

7. Wardwell, George', (Amos\ Solomon', Thomas*, Wil- 
liam', Samiier, Thomas',) born in Sullivan, Oct. 27, 
1819; married Harriett Lavina Hubbard (daughter of 
Ellsworth and Lavina Frost Hubbard), April 11, 1843. 
She was born Oct. 2, 1819; died Nov. 28, 1872, He 
died March 27, 1856. Residence Sullivan. Occupa- 
tion, farmer. Children born in Sullivan: 

i. George Osgood^, born July 29, 1844; married Elizabeth 
Baldwin (daughter of Alpha and Elizabeth P. Jones Bald- 
win of Keene, N. H.,) May 30, 1870. She was born in 
Chelmsford, Mass., Aug. 18, 1852. He is a veteran of 
the Civil War, residing in Keene, N. H. Occupation, 
carpenter. (Has no children.) 
ii. Amos Frost'*, born in Sullivan, Nov. 9, 1846; died Jan, 16, 

1864. 
iii. Harriett Maria*, born Aug. 29, 1S52; married Fred A. 
Farrar, Oct. 24, 1870. He was born in Sullivan, Oct. 16, 
1847. Residence, 823 Kossuth St., Bridgeport, Conn. 
Children: 

i. Elbert Ellsworth^, born Aug. 26, 1875; (i^^^ 

Dec. 17, 1887. 
ii. Clifford Wardwell^, born Nov. 11, 1890. 



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